Thursday, 5 September 2013

NXT September 4th Review: The Sami Zayn Show


Once again going into an NXT show I'm excited for a Sami Zayn match, today's match with Jack Swagger has received high praise for those who were there. Everything else is an after thought right now and after last week's show I hope this show is a lot better and they were just a little off that week.
Bayley & Charlotte vs. Alicia Fox & Aksana: Aksana comes out to softcore porn music, fitting for her as that's probably what she should be doing instead of wrestling. Bayley and Aksana start, Aksana offers a hug and knees Bayley as she comes in for it. Aksana hits a sideslam and slowly crawls around for some reason, leading to a weak kick for a 2. Aksana hits 2 elbows for another 2 and tags to Fox. Fox hits a single leg dropkick for a 2 and then a northern lights suplex leading to another tag. 2 boots and a tag, another boot and another tag don't see the point of that. Alex Riley drops the Miz in conversation, can I say he's awful on commentary. Aksana grabs a cobra clutch and then chokes her in the corner with her boot. Bayley finally fights back with a belly to belly suplex letting Charlotte come in. She hits her splits school girl and then the Flair flop over the corner. Charlotte climbs up and Fox goes to throw her (the infamous Flair spot) but Charlotte rolls through and hits a jumping clothesline for a 2. Bayley gets the blind tag when Charlotte had Fox up in a Fireman's carry. Fox hits a Mafia kick in the corner which also hits Aksana and this lets Bayley roll up Fox for the win, Fox was basically in the ropes during this so she came off as an idiot for not grabbing them. A nice little tag to open things up. Winners: Bayley & Charlotte
Backstage with Scott Dawson & Sylvester LeForte, I think LeForte is trying to look like Randy Savage circa 1999. They pan over to show Rusev he doesn't make sense. LeForte says tonight is about revenge on Mason Ryan and says he has their back and asks Rusev what he will do to Ryan and this leads to him breaking a plank of wood with “Mason” on it over his knee. LeForte says you win, we get paid and we'll celebrate. So many damn accent's it's so hard to understand.
Rick Victor vs. Corey Graves: OK I officially hate the Ascension, I groan when they come out and at least that's a reaction which they're not getting from the crowd. Graves takes down straight away and attacks with punches, picks up Rick and continues to hit punches. Rick gets some punches in but gets cut off. Riley mentions Miz again, we get it you were in WWE. Graves starts attacking the leg with kicks and a spinning toe hold but Rick kicks him off, Graves then grabs a front face lock. Rick runs him in the corner and attacks the ribs, which are injured from last week. Graves start fighting back and hits a suplex, for someone injured he sure is controlling a lot of this. Graves hits a cross body but can't pin because of his ribs and Rick stomps his ribs. Graves start fighting back again and hits an Enzuigiri but Rick drops him on the ropes on his ribs. We go to break and come back with Rick in control. Rick removes the tape and drives in a kick. Rick hits a flurry of chops and uppercuts, then hits a gutbuster for a 2. Rick grabs a camel clutch and then a series of stomps. Rick grabs the clutch again and then drops an elbow for a 2. Rick catches a boot but Graves starts fighting back anyways eventually hitting a jumping knee (to no reaction) and then a STO. Conor climbs up but Neville takes him out, this allows Rick to lift up Graves but he rolls him up for the win. Meaning the tag champs have beat both members in 2 weeks. A slow bad match, I like Graves but the fact is no one cares about the Ascension and putting them against the champs won't change that. Winner: Corey Graves
Backstage with Sasha putting on make up and Summer Rae shows up and asks her how she'll become relevant next week. Sasha tells her to go away as she's making trouble for no reason, Rae comes back saying some random things, seriously there's no real connection here or reason for why Rae is here. Sasha is wrestling Paige next week and Rae wants her to release her “inner rage” next week, I'm guessing they're teasing a heel turn but it's not coming off well. We then go to Renee who is with Paige, she asks what's the deal with Summer Rae. Paige replies with what I'm thinking “I don't care” she then says Sasha is good but she's the champion, she's not here to be a cover girl but to cover girls in the ring and to become the most dominant diva who will give Sasha the fight of her life next week.
Mason Ryan vs. Alexander Rusev: Sylvester comes out to introduce Rusev because that's what I need more of this guy! Rusev has to get rid of that wood gimmick it makes him look like a loser, oh talking about looking like a loser here's Mason Ryan. Tie up to start, does Rusev have the Eiffel Tower tattoo'd on his back? They keep pushing each other off from the tie up until Rusev hits a boot to the gut and a club to the back. Ryan hits a back elbow and a shoulder block, Ryan then dunks a clothesline but eats a nice spinning heel kick for a 2. Rusev hits 4 falling headbutts and then headbutts Ryan in the chest, Rusev then does the Al Snow arm trapped headbutts and a Vader attack for a 2. Rusev slowly hits a kick to the gut and misses a splash in the corner doing the Slaughter bump, Ryan grabs him by the throat but the 2 trade punches. Ryan starts fighting back and hits a corner clothesline, then another and a running boot. Scott gets on the apron and Ryan brings him in and out, LeForte gets up but Ryan grabs him letting Rusev attack him and lock in the camel clutch for the tap out. This is much better than I expected and I'm liking Rusev, sadly he's saddled with these 2 idiots. My one problem is the camel clutch was used several times early in the previous match and it's a finish here, the agents should have picked up on that and made Rick use a different hold. Winner: Alexander Rusev
We go backstage to see Leo Kruger has attacked Xavier Woods and is saying something, seriously these accents are killing me. Guessing they'll be feuding.
Sami Zayn vs. Jack Swagger w/Zeb Coulter: They run into the tie up, Jack misses a punch and Sami gets a series of blows but Jack gets a low kick and a running shoulder block then another. Sami gets a leapfrog and a leg lariat, fans are really hot for this. Sami hits a series of chops for a 1 count, then gets lifted up to hit a dropkick. Sami goes for a dive but Jack moves and Sami does an arabian press onto his knees, fans are now super hot for this! Sami comes out and drives Jack into the apron, Zeb distracts Sami allowing Jack to hit a nice clothesline and boots. A series of knees in the corner and a running knee leads to a break. We come back after an awesome advert for Punk vs. Axel/Heyman at Night of Champions, man how much of an afterthought is Axel? Jack has a chin lock and then hits a belly to belly for a 2 after Sami fights back. Jack hits a suplex, knees and an incredible shortarm clothesline which Sami sold great. Jack runs into Sami who keeps inching back and pulls down the ropes leading to a fantastic tope con heelio. Sami climbs to the top and hits a crossbody for a near fall. Sami teases the Mafia kick but Jack blocks and lifts up Sami allowing him to roll him up for a 2. Jack then hits a big slam for a 2, Jack then goes for the Oklahoma Stampede made famous by Dr. Death Steve Williams, but Sami escapes the slam and hits a Blue Thunder for a near fall. Jack gets the leg and goes for the Ankle lock but Sami fights back, Jack rolls him over straight into the Swagger bomb for a near fall. Gets a “This is Awesome” chants from the crowd and Jack gets the Ankle lock after pulling down his straps meaning Kurt Angle is really pissed!, fans erupt when he gets the ropes. Sami is kicking from the ground and won't let go off his ankle. Jack goes for the Vader bomb but Sami gets the knees up and hit running Mafia kick for an extremely hot near fall. Sami is clubbing Jack down to the mat and he climbs up to the top but Jack catches him, Sami gets a sunset flip bomb for another near fall. Out comes Bo Dallas for some reason, fans focus on him and are hating him this distracts Sami and lets Jack get the Ankle lock leading to the tap out. What an insanely good match, seriously this was fantastic and even Bo there should lead to Sami against him down the line so I'm OK with that although I would have had Sami win here.
Since day one of his debut Sami has been amazing, NXT is really his show now. If he's not NXT champ soon he should be called up to the main roster as he's just that damn good. A better show from last week and the main event a lone is worth going out of your way to watch, that match had so much heat from a crowd that came off as dead for a good bulk of this show. At the end of the day this is really the Sami Zayn show now.
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